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• Spotify Taps HuffPost Editor-In-Chief Lydia Polgreen To Head Podcasts At Gimlet
• Quibi Reveals Launch Slate Of 51 Shows And Movies, Offers 90-Day Free Trial

  Exactly one month out from its April 6 launch, Quibi has revealed its full starting slate of 51 shows and movies--plus an unusually long free trial offer.

  
• Insights: The Death Of Cookies Opens New Opportunities For Influencer Marketing

  It's good times for influencers, as brands realize they control troves of first-party data for more powerful marketing campaigns and long-term relationships.

  
• Paranormal YouTube Duo Sam And Colby To Kick Off ‘All In One’ Tour This May

  Sam Golbach and Colby Brock, a YouTube duo who have amassed upwards of 4 million subscribers on the strength of their paranormal investigation videos, are hitting the road.

  
• Instagram Reportedly Toying With ‘Video Response’ Feature For IGTV
• The Obamas’ Next Netflix Feature To Tackle Refugee Crisis With Russo Brothers
• TikTok Hires ‘Chief Information Security Officer’ To Assuage Persisting Concerns
• YouTube Is Demonetizing Coronavirus Videos Under Its Long-Standing “Sensitive Events” Policy
• Bernie Sanders’ Social Video Lead Shrinks As Joe Biden Overtakes Delegate Count
• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Backpedals On Africa Plans Amid Reports He’s Being Pushed Out
• Pokimane Becomes Twitch’s Latest Talent Lock-In With Multiyear Exclusive Livestreaming Deal
• Kelly Day Assumes New Role At ViacomCBS As COO Of International Unit
• YouTube TV Drops 3 Fox Regional Sports Networks Amid Contract Kerfuffle With Sinclair
• ByteDance Launches Standalone Music Streamer In India Armed With Sony, Warner, T-Series Licensing Deals
• WME Hires 2 Former FaZe Clan Execs As Gaming Agents
• Twitter Introduces ‘Fleets,’ Its Years-Late Version Of The Stories Format
• YouTube’s New Subscriber Notification Metrics Show Creators Exactly How Many Are (And Aren’t) Sent Per Upload
• Quibi Closes $750 Millon Round, Bringing Total Funds Raised To $1.75 Billion
• VidCon Tags In More TikTok Featured Creators With Charli And Dixie D’Amelio, Avani Gregg, Noen Eubanks
• Twitch To Surpass 40 Million Monthly U.S. Viewers Next Year, Report Finds
• Studio71 Names Kristin Mason SVP And Head Of U.S. Sales
• Meghan Rienks Says Her Channel Has Been Hacked, Rebranded For 2 Months Amid Idle Response From YouTube
• Endeavor Invests In Latest $13 Million Round For Creator Marketplace ‘Tongal’
• Blockchain-Based Creator Company Rally Finalizes Exec Team With YouTube’s Kurt Patat, Twitch’s Jason Maestas